AGM 10th January 2025

 Hi Guys 

I’ve just spoken to Phill he’s asked me to put this message up 

- Due to unforeseen circumstances the AGM has been cancelled & will be rescheduled at a later date. 

Thanks Shaun 

Woodlands 5.01.25

 

Sedges Tile 29.12.24

 

22.12.24 Shiplate Main Lake

 

Steve Kings Blog for the Xmas Match this year at Sedges

 Christmas Match at The Sedges

With 27 anglers booked into the Christmas match at Sedges Fishery, anticipation was high as we gathered to fish Tile and half of Brick Lake. The match was divided into three sections of nine anglers each, with everyone eager to draw a corner peg. Personally, I wasn’t too fussed about which lake I drew. 

As it turned out, I ended up on peg 2 on Brick Lake—a peg that had performed decently on Saturday with carp. However, looking at my section, I knew it would be tough to beat Mark Case on peg 10, a renowned hot spot. With that in mind, I decided to focus on the silvers, knowing we had a super pool payout for 1st overall and 1st silvers in each section.

I set up two silvers lines at 11 meters to fish maggot over groundbait, and a third line at 14.5 meters with meat and micro pellets. To cover all bases, I also set up a bomb rod and a second rod with a micro method feeder. My plan was to target silvers but be ready to switch to carp if the opportunity arose.

From the whistle, Brian on peg 1 started like a rocket, landing two carp within 10 minutes down the edge. Meanwhile, a quick glance up the lake revealed Mark Case on peg 10 already into a fish on the tip. It quickly became clear that my best chance was sticking to the silvers plan.

Over the next few hours, I worked my lines patiently. The meat line produced a few skimmers early on, while the maggot line added small roach to the net. However, after about 3.5 hours, the bites dried up completely. With time slipping away, I upped the feed on the meat line and managed to snare a few carp. Simultaneously, I began pinging pellets over my method line, which resulted in four carp towards the end of the match.

When the final whistle blew, I had managed six carp for 45lbs and around 10lbs of silvers, which was enough to win my lake overall as well as the silvers in my section. To my surprise, I even finished second in the entire match!

I’ll admit, it wasn’t my finest day on the bank—I fished poorly in places and relied on a bit of luck to pull things together. But as they say, it’s better to be lucky than good!

Results

 • Section Winners 21-30: Tony Newell(Overall) & Rob Dodd (silvers)

 • Section Winners 31-40: Martin (Overall) & David Allen (Silvers)

 • Section Winners 1-10: Steve King (Overall) & Lee (Silvers)

Special congratulations to Tony Fry for organizing the match and providing fantastic prizes, and to Tony Newell, who stormed to overall victory with a stunning 120+lbs. A big shoutout also to my good mate David Allen winning silvers overall.

Next up: Avalon Fisheries, Let’s hope for a good draw!

Xmas Match 15.12.24 Sedges Brick & Tile

 

1.12.24 Summerhayes Sellicks